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Grrrrrrr!

Soooo mad!

Just got back from walking the dogs at a local nature reserve. We saw a man with his grandson (about 10 yrs old) walking a cute little jack russell. Our dogs were off sniffing after rabbits but they calmly went up to this little dog for a sniff. I thought I saw the man kick his leg out but wasn't sure so thought no more of it (praps he just had a funny walk?). He went a different way and we got on with the walk.

Ten minutes later our 2 dogs were about 20 metres ahead of us and our paths crossed again so he was walking another 20 metres in front of our dogs. He rounded a corner and our dogs came running back rather too quickly which aroused suspicion. I asked my son to run ahead around the corner (the man was blocked out by trees) and as he was about to go the man came into view again taking a big kick at Grover! :rant:

ME:'Excuse me. Don't your DARE kick my dog.'

DICKHEAD:'They go after anything small those sort of dogs, have a go at all small dogs'.

ME:'He's a PUP. He's trying to PLAY. He's never raced, never been trained to catch anything and knows the difference between a dog and a bloody rabbit. He's WAGGING HIS TAIL! He's never gone for anything in his life.

Fella looked stunned at tirade. Had another half hearted swipe at Grover.

ME:'And if you kick my dog I'll come over and kick yours.'

DICKHEAD: 'Get him away then.'

I called Grover and luckily he came straight away.

ME (always got to have the last word): ''And nice touch teaching your Grandson how to kick dogs. That's a nice thing to teach him.''

What an absolute f**kwit. I can only think he thought the whippets were greyhounds but even so, kicking at dogs that weren't barking, growling while the owner is clearly with them is the absolute lowest form of life. Does he think I would have nasty dogs off lead? It makes me so mad that he could make my dogs scared of people - don't people like that realise that behaving like that is likely to make dogs attack? My dogs never go near unstable or unfriendly dogs - perhaps I should extend their training to unstable people.

Rant over haha. God I was sooo mad.

Some people are just unbelievable, aren't they? Anyone who obviously understands dog behaviour as little as him shouldn't have dogs!!!!!!!!!!!

The normal reaction form morons!!!!!!!!!! I was amazed by mine yesterday, a whole load of cyclists came down the bridle way and my dear little whippets behaved so well, no chasing, nothing, just continued mooching along, kept out of the way. I was cross that the bikers didn't even slow down, but at least my dogs behaved.

It's horrible sometimes when people threaten your dogs, I always put mine on their leads, common courtesy, other dog walkers don't bother which really annoys me too.

Join the club for meeting idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

I'm beginning to think my mate's idea of an IQ cull with a Mensa book and a crossbow isn't such a mad idea!!!

Listen Sharon it could be worse - you could be related to the Muppet - then you may be called Mrs F***wit on here instead of Esty! :clown:

It's horrible when that kind of thing happens - and you're right, it's a great example to set for children.

Chin up!

Idiot!! :angry: Some people are so inconsiderate.

Toddy this morning

It takes all kinds of people to make a world. Just think however how much better it would be without half the morons that make it up. )

I hope that your dogs are OK. :wub: A well aimed kick can do a lot of damage.

I walk my dogs along a cycle path quite a lot and most cyclists are really considerate, slow down and thank me if I call my dogs out of their way.

The ones that get me are those who just whizz by at speed and say nothing. They are a danger to dog owners and families with small children alike.

They think that just because there is a CYCLE PATH notice that they have right of way. Pedestrians have the right of way :rant: :rant: :rant:

As for the cretins (adults) who cycle on pavements do not get me started :rant: :rant: :rant:

Oh I do feel for you, I posted when the same thing happened to me ... friendly dog approaches idiot and idiot attacks dog ... hopefully your two are like Finn and will not be troubled by it. And good on you for having a go ... I missed my chance (as while I was checking Finn was ok the woman scuttled away) and oh how it rankled.

Annie

It always helps to have a good rant, doesn't it?

I'm very lucky in that I walk over farmland and so I don't meet any other dogs.

However ....................... my issue lies with the motorists (aided and abetted by their SatNavs) who are driving round our country lanes as if they are dual carriageways (we don't have motorways here, lol) :angry:

These are single car width lanes with grass down the middle and yes, the national speed limit applies which means they are not actually committing an offence by driving at speeds of up to 60mph. However, there is the small matter of driving according to the condition and suitability of the road!!!!!

I have to ride my horse on these lanes to access the moor or the woods and it never ceases to amaze me how much more respect I am afforded if I have my GSD, Rio, with me. She wears a fluorescent racing tabbard so that she shows up against the road and for some reason motorists seem to think that the dog is worth slowing down for but a horse and rider aren't! I also have a fluorescent jacket so it isn't because they can't see me :angry:

Maybe the drivers are related to the morons who kick and abuse dogs :-

Luckily my horse is ok with traffic, but I have a youngster who will be broken and riding in another 3 years time ....... goodness only knows what the traffic will be like then (w00t)

It's really annoying how people think that whippets will kill small dogs. I was walking through our local park last year with Penny off her lead as all other dogs I could see in park were also off lead. She went over to see a lhasa apso and she approached it in a friendly manner when the people picked their dog up and shooed her away, she came right back but the sad thing is their dog looked like it wanted to play.

The other week my sister was walking round the park with Penny on her lead and a man who used to have greyhounds was talking to her when a lady with a lhasa apso walked passed and let her dog say hello which was fine, then they both started to say better watch she doesn't grab the small dog she may think its a rabbit. I don't get people and their ideas there is a big difference between a small dog and a rabbit and i've never seen Penny be aggresive towards any dog large or small and she will happily sit with my guinea pigs, she doesn't have a bad bone in her body. She will happily play with a small dog and never in a rough manner.

I can understand how angry you were, i'd be absolutely furious if someone tried to kick my dog I was angry enough when a man looked like he was about to hit Penny just because she looked at him . I really don't get some people, we seem to be hearing of it happening a lot. I just don't get it as whippet are so sweet and friendly. Luckily not all people are like this, last week two ladies with their little dogs came up to talk to me and Penny and were more than happy for their dogs to say hello. Hopefuly you wont meet this man again.

I had an experience a bit like that the other week. :angry:

I was just returning to the car with my 6 whippets when I spotted this elderly man his daughter (late 20s) and granddaughter.

The daughter was dragging one of those plastic kites shaped like a bird. :blink:

So I called out and asked them to “hold on for a minute” while I got the dogs in the car.

At this point the man replied, “no one tells me what to do”. :rant:

So I went up to him and explained if my dogs saw it dragging along the ground they would chase and destroy it.

Then he started ranting about he could do what he wanted and no one tells him what to do in a public park. :rant:

I tried to explain that I was asking him to hold on in the interest of the kite because if the dogs saw it, it would be ripped to threads and I didn’t want to upset the little girl. :-

Then he told me my dogs should be properly trained.

THEY ARE I REPLIED THAT’S WHY THEY WILL CHASE IT, :thumbsup:

Then I walked away saying I hope that the little girl doesn’t grow up with his obnoxious attitude –silly old git.

Mathew's scariness for small dogs is thankfully mitigated by the chihuahua and chiweenie that follow in his wake!! I have the oppisite problem. Adam, my chihuahua, cant see a greyhound without chasing it and giving it a darn good barking to!! Luckily greyhounds are sensible doggies and just play with Mathew and ignore the teeny yippy thing on their heels..

Stupid people. Do they not realise that dogs use there nose more than anything else so they are not goin to think a small dog is a rabbit!! Kendall actually loves rabbits as we have our own and if he ses rabbits when we are out he simply wags his tail at them then ignores them. Only thing he does chase is birds - maybe we need to get some of those too!!

Its because the morons think whippets are greyhounds

These gorgeous past few days, I've been ill and unable to enjoy them. Aching, sore and listless but your encounter with f...wit has really got to me. I don't think I'd have kicked the dog, I'd have laid into him (and probably done time for it!) I can't wait to move to my small holding where there will wont be any neighbours and anyone coming onto my land will be shot. My rant over now as well!!

Gorgeous Gracie

Of course I wouldn't have gone anywhere near his cute little dog but you say daft things under stress don't you? My two regrets are that I didn't get my son to take pics on his phone and that I didn't put the man straight over what type of dogs they are. Oh and that I didn't tell him that my son is just about to do his black belt in karate, which he is...! The more I thought about it, the more insulted I was that he thought I would have nasty dogs off lead in a reserve that is well used by all kinds of dogs. If I had an ex-racing greyhound it certainly wouldn't have been off the lead!

It also really gets to me that he thought it was okay to try to kick someone's dog in front of his grandson and other people who were only about 75 metres away. I'd only just finished talking to a lovely couple, older than F**kwit, who had just complimented us on the dogs.

Stupid old duffer. In the grand scheme of things, though, to only meet one idiot in six months of having the dogs I suppose we are quite lucky!

I'm not about to defend the kicker - and I remember a man unecessarily hitting out at my dogs with a stick. But we do also have messages on this board from people complaining about loose dogs who come running up to their dogs; it does make sense to call your dogs back to you and put them on lead when you see other dogs about.

Macha said:

I'm not about to defend the kicker - and I remember a man unecessarily hitting out at my dogs with a stick. But we do also have messages on this board from people complaining about loose dogs who come running up to their dogs; it does make sense to call your dogs back to you and put them on lead when you see other dogs about.

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They just trotted calmly up though, and this is a place where 95% of the dogs are off lead. I didn't notice him putting his dog on a lead, or asking me to do it to mine, or even asking nicely to keep them away, all of which would have been acceptable. Mine weren't barking or jumping around - just trying to sniff the little JR who was wagging his tail and trying to play. This coward was just kicking out at friendly pups when he thought I wasn't looking. I could understand it if they were pit bulls and barking/ growling as I'd do the same - but not happy whippet pups If he'd have hit his target he could have made my dogs fearful of people for the next 15 years, not to mention what harm he's doing to the socialisation of his own dog by kicking other dogs away.

There's also the flip side that many people assume your dog is nasty if you put it on a lead in somewhere like this ( a managed pasture used primarily by dog walkers).